The Wall Street Journal: Spain calls for arrest of Catalan secessionist leader Carles Puigdemont
A Spanish prosecutor requested late Thursday that a European arrest warrant be issued for Carles Puigdemont, the leader of Catalonia’s secessionist movement who fled to Belgium to escape authorities in Spain.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BA0AFD8FE-C01A-11E7-919B-1CEE85A5B1E6%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
The Wall Street Journal: T-Mobile, Sprint hoping to salvage merger talks
T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp. are working to salvage their potential blockbuster merger, people familiar with the matter said, days after Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son appeared to call off the talks.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BAAA1AE20-C018-11E7-919B-1CEE85A5B1E6%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
BookWatch: Want to move to a cheaper country? Read this first
Emergency savings is crucial, even if you are living in a paradise, writes Karin Esterhammer.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B2B99FBE4-AD23-11E7-8728-F08803EBCA90%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
Market Extra: Why the stock-market rally may be entering the FOMO stage
With stocks slipping through the dreaded month of October unscathed, the biggest risk is missing out on the rally, an economist says.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B51C3317E-BE4D-11E7-9CD9-DEB2AF72A67D%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
Key Words: Bitcoin is the ‘very definition of a bubble’: Credit Suisse CEO
Credit Suisse Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam left little room for doubt about his feelings about bitcoin, branding it the “very definition of a bubble” in a news conference and joining the growing ranks of banking honchos to scorn the soaring cryptocurrency.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B7F0A0992-BFFA-11E7-B011-03ECDE681D3A%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
Personal Finance Daily: Republicans propose getting rid of tax break for student loan borrowers and 5 entry-level jobs that pay more than $100,000 per year
Thursday's top personal finance storiesSource: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BBD84DDA8-EB2D-4E98-8B38-C28161DD822E%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
The Fed: Powell has a hole in his resume — how he handles it will be the story of his Fed chairmanship
President Trump’s pick to run the Federal Reserve has a hole in his resume: he’s not a trained economist. How he handles any doubts about his pedigree will be the story of his tenure at the helm of the powerful central bank.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B9A158912-BFD9-11E7-B011-03ECDE681D3A%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
The Wall Street Journal: Elliott seeks help from UBS in boosting price of Qualcomm-NXP purchase
Hedge fund Elliott Management Corp. has enlisted investment bank UBS Group AG for help in its effort to secure a higher price in Qualcomm Inc.’s planned purchase of NXP Semiconductors NV or bring in a new bidder, according to people familiar with the matter.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BD5E19482-C00F-11E7-919B-1CEE85A5B1E6%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
NewsWatch: Apple earnings send stock to record levels ahead of iPhone X launch: Live blog
Apple Inc. plans to release fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after the market closes Thursday, a day before actual sales of the new iPhone X begins. While the numbers Apple releases Thursday will include early sales of its other new smartphones, the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, investors and analysts will be looking for any clues about how Apple views its ability to deliver the iPhone X to willing consumers in the company's forecast for the holiday shopping quarter.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B73CF1902-FD8B-47E5-A94A-59F513E3A88C%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
ETF Focus: Two ETF sponsors file for funds related to blockchain, bitcoin’s foundational technology
During the Gold Rush, it was a common belief that entrepreneurs could make more money selling equipment to the miners hoping to strike it rich, rather than taking their chances on finding the precious metal itself. An exchange-traded fund is trying to make a similar play with what has been described as the gold of the 21st century: Bitcoin.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BAF29F504-BFD4-11E7-894D-668207933F78%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
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